Dictator's Playbook They were ruthless men with unchecked power, controlling their people with an iron fist. Suppressing all dissent, they demanded absolute loyalty, jailing, or killing those who opposed them. They ruled by force of personality, but were plagued by secret fears and private demons. They were dictators - tyrants who shaped the twentieth century and left their mark on our own.
From Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, dictators have shaped the world we live in. What drove their thirst for domination and control? How did they seize and wield power? What forces rose up against them or resisted them in secret? How did they finally come to the bitter end?
Today, with authoritarian leaders on the rise from the Philippines to Venezuela, these questions are more relevant than ever. We'll answer them in six immersive hours, each a revealing portrait of brutality and power.
As we meet the most ruthless rulers of recent history, we'll trace their rise and fall - and discover that they traveled a well-worn path. As different as these men were from each other, all of them followed a series of essential steps, from seizing power to eliminating enemies - an unwritten Dictator's Playbook.
译文(3): 独裁者的行动手册他们是无情的人，拥有不受制约的权力，用铁腕控制着他们的人民。为了压制所有异议，他们要求绝对忠诚，监禁或杀害反对他们的人。他们以人格的力量统治，但却被秘密的恐惧和私人的恶魔所困扰。他们是独裁者和暴君，塑造了二十世纪，并在我们自己身上留下了自己的印记。
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